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Highest Paying Industries for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants

The top 38 highest paying industries for ambulance drivers and attendants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $33,020, state government, including schools and hospitals is the highest paying industry for ambulance drivers and attendants. It is followed by hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $32,860). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of ambulance drivers and attendants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 38 Highest Paying Industries for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State government, including schools and hospitals	$33,020	$24,920	80
2	Hospitals - State government owned	$32,860	$24,990	70
3	Offices of Physicians	$32,670	$21,290	100
4	Other Support Services	$32,400	$25,610	60
5	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$29,910	$23,390	n/a
6	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$29,910	$23,390	n/a
7	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$28,450	$21,820	80
8	Social Assistance	$28,370	$20,910	40
9	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$28,200	$21,520	90
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,880	$20,220	1,160
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,730	$19,550	1,710
12	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,730	$20,120	1,330
13	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,650	$19,630	1,910
14	Individual and Family Services	$26,940	$20,460	n/a
15	Administrative and Support Services	$26,360	$20,460	240
16	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$26,360	$20,460	240
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,300	$18,350	510
18	Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,300	$18,350	510
19	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$25,790	$19,600	160
20	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$25,090	$19,440	140
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$24,590	$17,200	2,720
22	Temporary Help Services	$24,470	$20,520	n/a
23	Employment Services	$24,470	$20,520	n/a
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,290	$17,160	2,640
25	Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$24,220	$18,980	2,710
26	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$24,220	$18,980	2,710
27	Transportation and Warehousing	$24,220	$18,980	2,710
28	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,030	$17,610	14,220
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$23,730	$17,050	2,140
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$23,730	$17,050	2,140
31	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$23,690	$17,050	2,130
32	Home Health Care Services	$23,520	$17,570	90
33	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,450	$17,480	12,190
34	Ambulance Services	$23,400	$17,490	11,690
35	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,400	$17,490	11,690
36	Outpatient Care Centers	$23,160	$16,810	230
37	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$21,930	$16,950	n/a
38	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$21,930	$16,950	n/a